Clinical trials: Hearing Impairment
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
The Brain&Senses Study
The aim of this longitudinal observational study is to evaluate the impact of sensory deficits (smell, hearing and balance on cognitive decline and quality of life in the medium term (5 years)) on a population of patients over…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson
- Trial name
- NCT06991816
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Hearing Impairment
CROS and Quality of Life of Elderly Cochlear Implant Recipients and Their Care Givers
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of the Naida Link contralateral routing of signal (CROS) device on speech understanding in challenging listening situations and on the quality of life in unilateral CI recipients…
- Trial name
- NCT04794179
- Testing
- Naida Link CROS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Hearing Loss, Language Impairment
Retrieval Practice for Word Learning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
This study is designed to advance the promising yet underutilized research on retrieval practice by evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of two key retrieval practice features (feedback and spacing).
- Trial name
- NCT05512000
- Testing
- Feedback with massed trials, Feedback with spaced trials, No feedback with massed trials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Age-related Hearing Impairment, Personal Communication
Hearing Health Equity Through Accessible Research and Solutions for Korean Americans
The objective of this study is to test the effect of a community-delivered, affordable, and accessible hearing care intervention on improving communication function and health-related quality of life among older Korean Americans…
- Conditions
- Age-related Hearing Impairment, Personal Communication, Hearing Impairment, Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- K-HEARS (NCT06803394)
- Testing
- K-HEARS Intervention, K-HEARS Sound Amplifier Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Age ≥ 18 Years Old, Receiving HD Treatment at Least 6 Months
Oral Health Intervention in Hemodialysis Patients
Preserving dental health in patients undergoing hemodialysis is crucial for enhancing quality of life. Nonetheless, interventions pertaining to oral health have not been adequately studied.
- Conditions
- Age ≥ 18 Years Old, Receiving HD Treatment at Least 6 Months, Having no Hearing, Visual, or Speech Impairment, Performing Self-oral Care
- Trial name
- NCT07462208
- Testing
- Oral health education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Hearing Loss, Dementia
HEARS-SLP: Providing SLP-Delivered Hearing Health Care to Individuals With Cognitive Impairment
Building upon the HEARS audiologist-community health worker (CHW) model, this study intervention will be delivered by a speech-language pathologist (SLP).
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Dementia, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT06008782
- Testing
- HEARS-SLP device, HEARS-SLP program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Hearing Impairment
Speech-Evoked Auditory Potentials: Multisite Pediatric Evaluation
The goal of this study is to evaluate the sensitivity of a newly-developed prototype device in its ability to measure brain responses to speech sounds in an infant population.
- Trial name
- SEFR (NCT07392164)
- Testing
- A newly developed prototype device for speech-evoked EFR Measurement
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia, Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Susan Scollie
CABP2-related Auditory Synaptopathy, Hearing Impairment
CABP2 Patient Registry and Natural History Study
This registry is designed to collect comprehensive information about the molecular genetic diagnoses and clinical information of individuals with CABP2-associated hearing impairment to support a natural history study.
- Trial name
- NCT06680934
- Testing
- Molecular genetic testing and audiometry
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Goettingen
Hearing Impairment, Hearing Impaired Children
Eyes On Lips? Speechreading Skills and Facial Expression Discrimination in Children With and Without Impaired Hearing
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out the role of background factors and gaze use in children's speechreading performance.
- Trial name
- NCT05854719
- Testing
- Speechreading training with an application
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bilateral Hearing Loss
Comparative Analysis of Hearing Outcomes: Robotic vs. Manual Insertion of Cochlear Implants
This research study is evaluating two different methods of cochlear implant (CI) insertion - robotic-assisted insertion and manual insertion - to better understand how they affect hearing outcomes.
- Conditions
- Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implantation, Hearing Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT07081542
- Testing
- IotaSoft Robotic Insertion System, Manual Cochlear Implant Insertion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Hearing Impairment, Sensorineural, Spatial Perception
Understanding Aided Speech Perception in Noise
The overarching hypothesis to be evaluated using this protocol is that age-related hearing loss (ARHL) leads to shifts in the functional spatial boundaries between segregated and integrated auditory streams, and that hearing aid…
- Conditions
- Hearing Impairment, Sensorineural, Spatial Perception, Aging, Hearing Aids
- Trial name
- NCT06377215
- Testing
- Open-source master hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Language Impairment, Hearing Loss
Characterization of Auditory Processing Involved in the Encoding of Speech Sounds
The ability to encode the speech signal is determined by ascending and descending auditory processing. Difficulties in processing these speech signals are well described at the behavioral level in a specific language disorder.
- Trial name
- PRODIPRICIDE (NCT02574299)
- Testing
- E-learning, Hearing aids fitting
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Acoustic Neuroma, Labyrinthitis Ossificans
Maintaining Cochlear Patency After VIIIth Nerve Surgery
Tumors arising from the VIIIth Nerve (vestibulo-cochlear nerve) typically present with progressive unilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Conditions
- Acoustic Neuroma, Labyrinthitis Ossificans, Profound Hearing Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT03261726
- Testing
- MedEl Test Electrode Placer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Hearing Impairment
Evaluating a Noise Reduction Algorithm With Cochlear Implant Users
In this study, a noise reduction algorithm will be implemented in various listening situations to evaluate its effectiveness in improving speech understanding for cochlear implant users ages 12 and older.
- Trial name
- NCT05805384
- Testing
- SEDA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Hearing Impairment
Validation of the French Version of the Hearing Aid Benefit Measurement COSI and IOI-HA Questionnaires
Estimating patient satisfaction is essential in modern day-to-day medical practice. This is particularly true in the field of audiology where evaluating the benefit of patients' devices makes it possible to improve settings and…
- Trial name
- AUDI-FR (NCT06108609)
- Testing
- Administration of the French version of the COSI and IOI-HA questionnaires
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Hearing Loss, Cognitive Impairment, Mild
ENACT Program on Auditory Perception and Function, Cognitive Function and Health-related Quality of Life
Although previous studies indicated that tackling hearing loss may have a secondary benefit in improving cognitive function and delaying the onset of dementia, a more integrated care approach to optimize both hearing and…
- Trial name
- NCT06955494
- Testing
- Empowerment Network for Auditory-Cognitive Training (ENACT) Program, Usual Care
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
HEARS-NPS: Addressing Hearing Loss as a Common Unmet Contributor of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
This randomized controlled trial study aims to evaluate a revised hearing care intervention for older adults with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Hearing Loss, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- HEARS-NPS (NCT06930560)
- Testing
- HEARS-NPS device, HEARS-NPS program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Hearing Loss, Self Perceived Hearing Loss
Assessing Functional Outcomes and User Experience of the Lexie B3 Pro Powered by Bose Over-the-counter Self-Fitting Hearing Aid
Hearing loss significantly impacts quality of life, with sensorineural hearing loss being the most common type among adults. Hearing aids are a well-established intervention, yet barriers such as access and affordability limit…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Self Perceived Hearing Loss, Hearing Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT06878300
- Testing
- Over the counter hearing aid (Lexie), Comparator over the counter hearing aid
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HearX SA
Hearing Loss, Hearing Impairment
Performance and Effectiveness of a Self-fitting Over-the-counter Hearing Aid
Hearing loss significantly affects quality of life, with sensorineural hearing loss being the most common type among adults. Hearing aids are a proven intervention, yet barriers like access and affordability limit their adoption…
- Trial name
- Lexie (NCT06942325)
- Testing
- OTC self-fitting hearing aid, Prescription hearing aid
- Sponsor
- HearX SA
Hearing Impaired Children, Hearing Impairment, Conductive
Single-stage Surgery Using the BI300 Implant
Over the last few decades, the classical two-stage surgical procedure for inserting bone-anchored hearing implants (BAHIs) has been modified in adults into a single-stage procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT04038216
- Testing
- Single-stage surgery, Two-stage surgery
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center